The mutilated body of City Councilman Ron Connors is discovered by the entrance to City Hall in Sarasota, Florida. Detectives Judy Prior and Alexis Kinyara return in this fast-paced novel to find the author of this gruesome murder that implicates city workers who have been fighting the victim's proposed pension reforms.

There are many people who are enthusiastic about food—the cooking of it, the preparation of it, the serving of it, and let’s not forget the eating of it.
But Sebastian Bond is the ultimate Food Enthusiast.
This is another of his books with spot-on reviews of the most exciting restaurants in town.
Bond dines anonymously at the Publisher’s expense. No business has paid anything to be included.

A complete guide for everything you need to experience a full “Long Weekend” in the Sarasota.
“Most of the guidebooks we saw covered too large an area, like ‘Florida’s West Coast,’ and had loads of information on cities we weren’t even going to. This guide focuses in on all things Sarasota, not that there’s too much, of course.”
---Freda G., Sacramento
“Interesting restaurants & attractions.”

A complete guide for everything you need to experience a full “Long Weekend” in the Sarasota.
“Most of the guidebooks we saw covered too large an area, like ‘Florida’s West Coast,’ and had loads of information on cities we weren’t even going to. This guide focuses in on all things Sarasota, not that there’s too much, of course.”
---Freda G., Sacramento

Josephine uncovers an important secret about the Valituras, a power-hungry organization that has lived in secret for centuries. Now that their existence is publicly exposed and Josephine's discovery leads to the capture of more of their agents, the Valituras declare war against the country. Josephine scrambled to protect herself and her loved ones from this powerful foe.

Soon after Josephine starts her investigative work for the police, she discovers a secret organization called the Valituras that has amassed ancient magic and power with single-minded determination. Her new assignment of defeating this agency may prove an impossible feat as their members have infiltrated all levels of the government and their advanced wizardry rivals her own.

Someone is killing people at the Bellman Museum, staging the deaths as bizarre works of art. Though struggling to recover from a severe injury and the death of her lover, FBI Special Agent Rory Travis can't resist the challenge of tackling this mystery, which brings two new men into her life. But in the end she stands alone, facing evil one-on-one.

A complete guide for everything you need to experience a full “Long Weekend” in the Sarasota.
“Most of the guidebooks we saw covered too large an area, like ‘Florida’s West Coast,’ and had loads of information on cities we weren’t even going to. This guide focuses in on all things Sarasota, not that there’s too much, of course.”
---Freda G., Sacramento

A murder mystery that illustrates a main cause of the Great Recession, told by Detectives Judy Prior and Alexis Kinyara who were assigned to investigate possible bank fraud in Sarasota, Florida. Their inquiry led to murder and a coverup of mortgage fraud that was encouraged by Wall Street bankers’ insatiable appetites for subprime mortgages, repackaged as complex financial instruments.

A complete guide for everything you need to experience a full weekend in the Sarasota.
"We had the Frommer's guide as well as this one, but the bigger book was more cumbersome. We ended up using this one more than the bigger one." ---Jenny S., Scottsdale
=Lodgings (different price ranges)
=Fine & budget restaurants
=Attractions & Other Interesting Things to Do
=Spas